In 2017, Pulaski County, AR had a population of 394k people with a median age of 37.4 and a median household income of $52,450. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Pulaski County, AR grew from 393,250 to 393,956, a 0.18% increase and its median household income grew from $47,387 to $52,450, a 10.7% increase.

The population of Pulaski County, AR is 52.2% White Alone, 36.5% Black or African American Alone, and 6.17% Hispanic or Latino. N/A% of the people in Pulaski County, AR speak a non-English language, and 96.7% are U.S. citizens.

The median property value in Pulaski County, AR is $156,300, and the homeownership rate is 58.4%. Most people in Pulaski County, AR commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 19.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Pulaski County, AR is 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Pulaski County, AR is $52,450. Males in Pulaski County, AR have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $39,890. The income inequality in Pulaski County, AR (measured using the Gini index) is 0.44, which is lower than than the national average.

Households in Pulaski County, AR have a median annual income of $52,450, which is less than the median annual income of $60,336 across the entire United States. This is in comparison to a median income of $47,387 in 2016, which represents a 10.7% annual growth.

Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Pulaski County, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity

American Indian and Alaska Native tribes specified; or American Indian or Alaska Native, not specified and no other races

$53,180 ± $44,930

Asian

$48,380 ± $7,967

White

$44,084 ± $1,161

In 2017 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Arkansas workers was American Indian and Alaska Native tribes specified; or American Indian or Alaska Native, not specified and no other races. These workers were paid 1.1 times more than Asian workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity.

This chart shows the race- and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in Arkansas by number of full-time employees.

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pulaski County, AR is from Arkansas.

0.44

2017 Wage GINI

0.454

2016 Wage GINI

In 2017, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.44 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 3.24% decline from 2016 to 2017, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even.

The 2017 the GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

In 2017, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Pulaski County, AR was Census Tract 42.13 with a value of $158,565, followed by Census Tract 42.19 and Census Tract 42.12, with respective values of $103,654 and $103,250.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Pulaski County, AR colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

17.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pulaski County, AR (67.1k out of 387k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 13.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pulaski County, AR is Black, followed by White and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Pulaski County, AR grew at a rate of 2.23%, from 182k employees to 186k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pulaski County, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (23,648 people), Sales & Related Occupations (20,621 people), and Management Occupations (16,940 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pulaski County, AR.

The most common jobs held by residents of Pulaski County, AR, by number of employees, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (23,648 people), Sales & Related Occupations (20,621 people), and Management Occupations (16,940 people).

Compared to other counties, Pulaski County, AR has an unusually high number of residents working as Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (1.57 times higher than expected), Legal Occupations (1.52 times), and Health Technologists & Technicians (1.47 times).

From 2016 to 2017, employment in Pulaski County, AR grew at a rate of 2.23%, from 182k employees to 186k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pulaski County, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (35,249 people), Retail Trade (21,141 people), and Educational Services (18,436 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pulaski County, AR, though some of these residents may live in Pulaski County, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Compared to other counties, Pulaski County, AR has an unusually high number of Public Administration (1.48 times higher than expected), Utilities (1.38 times), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1.36 times) industries.

93.6% of the population of Pulaski County, AR has health coverage, with 42.5% on employee plans, 21.6% on Medicaid, 10.7% on Medicare, 16% on non-group plans, and 2.66% on military or VA plans.

Per capita personal health care spending in the county of Pulaski County, AR was $7,408 in 2014. This is a 6.91% increase from the previous year ($6,929).

Primary care physicians in Pulaski County, AR see 890 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.87% decrease from the previous year (907 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1385 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 261 patients per year.

Comparing across all counties in the state, Jefferson County has the highest prevalence of diabetes (17.2%). Additionally, St. Francis County has the highest prevalence of adult obesity (44.5%)

In 2016, West Virginia had the highest prevalence of adults with major depressive episode, with 8.26% of the population affected. The second highest is Arkansas (8.13%), followed by New Hampshire (7.98%).

The following map shows the percent of individuals with major depressive episode by state over multiple years.

In 2017, the median age of all people in Pulaski County, AR was 37.4. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 37, were generally younger than than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 41. But people in Pulaski County, AR are getting getting older. In 2016, the average age of all Pulaski County, AR residents was 37.

As of 2017, 5.38% of Pulaski County, AR residents (21.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.7%. In 2016, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pulaski County, AR was 5.16%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Pulaski County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

As of 2017, 96.7% of Pulaski County, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.1%. In 2016, the percentage of US citizens in Pulaski County, AR was 96.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pulaski County, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

In 2017, there were 1.43 times more White Alone residents (206k people) in Pulaski County, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 144k Black or African American Alone and 24.3k Hispanic or Latino residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups.

The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Pulaski County, AR as a share of the total population.

N/A% of Pulaski County, AR citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is approximately the same as the national average of 21.8%. In N/A, the most common non-English language spoken in Pulaski County, AR was N/A. N/A% of the overall population of Pulaski County, AR are native N/A speakers. N/A% speak N/A and N/A% speak N/A, the next two most common languages.

In 2016, universities in Pulaski County, AR awarded 7,898 degrees. The student population of Pulaski County, AR is skewed towards women, with 9,465 male students and 15,920 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pulaski County, AR are White (4,175 and 54.1%), followed by Black or African American (2,685 and 34.8%), Hispanic or Latino (287 and 3.72%), and Two or More Races (249 and 3.23%).

The median tuition costs in Pulaski County, AR are $10,282 for private four year colleges, and $6,398 and $16,533 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

In 2016 the majority of degrees awarded at institutions in Pulaski County, AR were to White students. These 4,175 degrees mean that there were 1.55 times more White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 2,685 degrees awarded.

The median property value in Pulaski County, AR was $156,300 in 2017, which is 0.718 times smaller than the national average of $217,600. Between 2016 and 2017 the median property value increased from $153,800 to $156,300, a 1.63% increase. The homeownership rate in Pulaski County, AR is 58.4%, which is lower than the national average of 63.9%. People in Pulaski County, AR have an average commute time of 19.3 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Pulaski County, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$52,450

Median Household Income

± $2,942

157k

Number of Households

± 6,892

In 2017, the median household income of the 157k households in Pulaski County, AR grew to $52,450 from the previous year's value of $47,387.

The following chart displays the households in Pulaski County, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

In 2017, the median property value in Pulaski County, AR grew to to $156,300 from the previous year's value of $153,800.

The following charts display, first, the property values in Pulaski County, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Pulaski County, AR the largest share of households have a property value in the $125k - $150k range.

This chart shows the households in Pulaski County, AR distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Pulaski County, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The following chart displays the households in Pulaski County, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pulaski County, AR have 2 cars, followed by 1 car.

Using averages, employees in Pulaski County, AR have a shorter commute time (19.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (25.5 minutes). Additionally, 1.28% of the workforce in Pulaski County, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pulaski County, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.